Expansion & Imperialism
The US purchased Alaska for____ from Russia
What is $12 million?
Cuba began to fight for its independence.
What is 1895?
Youngest president (41)
Theodore Roosevelt
Austria-Hungary, Germany,The Ottoman Empire,Bulgaria
What is Central powers?
those island between America and Asia
What is The Midway Island ?
journalists exaggerated and sensationalized the stories, stirring up public fury
What is yellow journalism?
Construction of the Panama Canal
What is 1904?
Serbia,Russia,France,Britain,Later, Japan and Italy
What is The Allied Powers?
Hawaii became a territory
What is 1990
a temporary end to hostilities by warring parties; a truce
what is armistice
“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”
What is Roosevelt?
Soldiers stay in dug-out trenches providing shelter and protection from gunshots
What is Trench Warfare
Boxer Rebellion of 1900
What is an anti-foreign secret society killing a number of foreigners living in China?
Puerto Rico and Guam became territories, controlled by the US
What is 1917
Roosevelt chose to run for president again in
what is 1912?
Longest single battle of the war
What is Battle of Verdun
What is Imperialism
Progressive Party also known as
Bull Moose Party
The treaty also created an international organization
What is the league of nations?